EP2902319B1 - Véhicule aérien sans pilote - Google Patents

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EP2902319B1
EP2902319B1 EP14382029.8A EP14382029A EP2902319B1 EP 2902319 B1 EP2902319 B1 EP 2902319B1 EP 14382029 A EP14382029 A EP 14382029A EP 2902319 B1 EP2902319 B1 EP 2902319B1
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Alfredo Criado
Grzegorz M. Kawiecki
Omar Valero
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  1. Véhicule aérien sans pilote adapté au vol stationnaire et au décollage et à l'atterrissage courts/verticaux (S/VTOL), le véhicule comprenant :
    un corps (100) présentant un rapport de longueur inférieur à deux, le corps comprenant un volume de charge utile ;
    deux hélices (120), dont au moins une hélice est située à l'avant du corps ;
    au moins un gouvernail de direction (140) et au moins deux volets (130) situés vers l'arrière du corps ; et
    une première caméra (190) ;
    dans lequel le corps est apte à fournir une portance lorsque de l'air circule à travers le corps avec ladite au moins une hélice à l'avant du corps ; et
    le corps étant caractérisé en ce qu'il est en outre adapté de sorte que, pendant le vol stationnaire et/ou le décollage et l'atterrissage courts/verticaux (S/VTOL), le véhicule fonctionne comme un giravion dont le corps est orienté avec ladite au moins une hélice sensiblement au-dessus du corps ;
    le véhicule est adapté de sorte que, pendant le vol horizontal, le corps est orienté sensiblement horizontalement, et de sorte que, pendant le vol stationnaire, le corps est orienté sensiblement verticalement ;
    la première caméra est montée de manière à se déplacer sur le véhicule à des fins d'utilisation pendant le vol horizontal ; et
    le véhicule comprenant en outre des secondes caméras (201, 202) agencées de manière à fonctionner lorsque le corps est orienté verticalement pendant le vol stationnaire, les secondes caméras présentant une résolution plus élevée que celle de la première caméra.
  2. Véhicule aérien sans pilote selon la revendication 1, dans lequel, pendant le décollage et l'atterrissage courts/verticaux, le corps est orienté de sorte que le véhicule fonctionne en partie comme un giravion et en partie comme un véhicule aérien à voilure fixe.
  3. Véhicule aérien sans pilote selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le corps présente une forme en plan de Zimmerman, une forme en plan de Zimmerman inverse, une forme en plan carrée ou rectangulaire, ou une forme en plan circulaire ou elliptique, ou une forme en plan trapézoïdale symétrique par rapport à l'axe longitudinal.
  4. Véhicule aérien sans pilote selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le corps est un corps entièrement portant à fuselage-voilure mixte.
  5. Véhicule aérien sans pilote selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ladite au moins une hélice est montée sur un fuseau (110) s'étendant vers l'avant à partir du corps.
  6. Véhicule aérien sans pilote selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant au moins deux hélices situées à l'avant du corps.
  7. Véhicule aérien sans pilote selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant en outre :
    au moins un moteur électrique destiné à entraîner ladite au moins une hélice ;
    une pile à combustible (152) destinée à produire de l'électricité pour alimenter ledit au moins un moteur électrique ; et
    un conduit d'échappement (250) pour guider l'échappement de pile à combustible afin qu'il souffle à travers les volets.
  8. Véhicule aérien sans pilote selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant en outre :
    une caméra supplémentaire (301) située à l'arrière du corps ;
    un processeur d'images couplé à la caméra ; et
    un système de guidage ;
    dans lequel, pendant l'atterrissage court/vertical, l'orientation du corps dirige la caméra supplémentaire vers le bas, le processeur d'images reçoit des données en provenance de la caméra supplémentaire et identifie un site d'atterrissage, et le processeur d'images communique avec le système de guidage pour guider le véhicule aérien sans pilote vers le site d'atterrissage.
  9. Véhicule aérien sans pilote selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant en outre des patins de partie inférieure du corps pour les atterrissages sur patins ou sur le ventre.
  10. Procédé d'exploitation d'un véhicule aérien sans pilote, comprenant les étapes ci-dessous consistant à :
    piloter un véhicule aérien sans pilote en mode à voilure fixe avec une hélice fournissant une propulsion vers l'avant ; et
    suite à la détection d'une zone cible, donner instruction au véhicule aérien sans pilote d'entrer en vol stationnaire, ce qui amène le véhicule aérien sans pilote à changer d'orientation et à fonctionner comme un giravion ;
    le procédé étant caractérisé en ce que l'étape de pilotage consiste à piloter le véhicule aérien sans pilote en mode à voilure fixe à proximité d'une zone ou d'une structure à inspecter ;
    le procédé comprenant en outre l'étape consistant à collecter des données d'image ou de données de capteur de la zone ou de la structure, au moyen d'une caméra ou d'un capteur du véhicule aérien sans pilote ; et
    suite à la détection d'une zone cible, donner instruction au véhicule aérien sans pilote d'entrer en vol stationnaire ;
    dans lequel le changement d'orientation dirige une caméra ou un capteur vers le haut ou vers le bas au niveau de la zone cible, et la zone cible est inspectée en utilisant une résolution plus élevée que celles utilisées en vol horizontal.
  11. Procédé d'inspection selon la revendication 10, dans lequel la zone cible est sélectionnée sur la base des données d'image ou de capteur collectées de la zone ou de la structure, ladite zone cible faisant partie de la zone ou de la structure.
  12. Procédé selon la revendication 10 ou 11, dans lequel le véhicule aérien sans pilote est le véhicule aérien sans pilote selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 9.
  13. Procédé d'inspection de lignes électriques, comprenant le procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 10 à 12, dans lequel la structure à inspecter est une ligne électrique et la zone cible inclut un défaut ou un défaut naissant.
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CA2872028A CA2872028C (fr) 2014-01-30 2014-11-21 Vehicule aerien sans pilote
KR1020140173501A KR102252165B1 (ko) 2014-01-30 2014-12-05 무인 항공기
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